Sutton Wins Suit Over Devor Property In Goshen
John W. Sutton won a reconveyance case against Johnson and others for the Devor house at Seventh and Lincoln in Goshen. The court voided the sale and ordered recovery of the property, with sheriff’s sale deed held by S. F. Boohn and potential redemption anticipated. Also notes on marriage license attempt by Joe Yantzi, partition suit by Deahl & Deahl, county phone contract, and county farm supply bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devor
F. Boohn
Deahl & Deahl
Anna E.hope
Candara Fuller
William W. Purl
M. Helen Layton
Perry C. Purl
Purl
Northern Indiana lumber boom as timber wanes in north
A Fort Wayne dispatch notes an exodus of sawmills from Northern Indiana to Arkansas and Missouri. Firms like Lesh Prouty Abbott and Sanders Egbert expand in walnut lumber while Goshen remains a center of mill activity. Timber supplies dwindle while forests flourish abroad.
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Fort Wayne
Arkansas
Missouri
Indiana
Lesh, Prouty & Abbott Company
East
Chicago
Goshen
Family hopes endure in Rohrer disappearance case
Relatives of Norman Rohrer, the Detroit medical student missing since February 11, maintain hope of finding him. Jacob D. Rohrer, his father, traveled to Goshen and says he believes his son wandered off due to melancholia or illness and may return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Rohrer
Detroit
Jacob D. Rohrer
Goshen
County council rejects several requested appropriations
The county council refused Auditor Berkey's request for 175 and limited Assessor Puterbaugh to 15 of a 624 request, denying salaries for the year. The article also notes a death of Sylvia Stuckman, a student bound for Chicago University, and various local incidents including rail safety concerns, fire insurance rate hikes, a festive Elkhart dance, and a wagon accident with a mud-embedded escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkey
Puterbaugh
Right of Way Buying For Syracuse Bus Line Election
Voters in Turkey Creek township Kosciusko county will vote April 14 on a 10500 subsidy to aid Goshen Fort Wayne inter urban construction toward Wabash railway. Promoters push route parallel to Big Four and plan land purchases led by J F Rothwell. A prior defeat spurred petitions and plan to add 9500 locally raised funds. if ferried, rail service may spur improvements at Wawasee and Syracuse. A separate lightning strike injured W W Reed near Marion. he recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Fort Wayne
Wabash Railway
J. F. Rothwell
St. Louis
Turkey Creek
Kosciusko County
Syracuse
Wawasee
F. G. Hubbell
Messie
Hubbell
Rothwell
Milford
Warsaw
Political maneuvering in Elkhart county elections
J B Gatshall urged for city judge bid while B C Bender is set as Republican city clerk nominee. George Krutz declines Democratic marshal bid. Hamilton eyes ward one renomination. Republican reorganization planned March 19. A B Witt pitched for Democratic ward two council seat. Henry M Widner considered for Republican ward three council. Debates over mayoral candidates include Hawks Egbert Butterfield. Davis will not actively canvass for mayor. Lowry unnamed but seeks nomination with opposition from Leaming faction. Possible cross party ticket with four Republicans on Democratic slate. praise for current county council and economy. Johnson reports aims to improve county assessments accuracy.
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A. B. Witt
Henry M. Widner
W.4j. Davis
Lowry
F. B. Leaming
Mr. Lowry
Leaming
Zook
W. A. Willhide
D. H. Hawks
Joseph H. Lesh
Daniel Zook
Ira Hapner
Delos N. Weaver
Edward W. Walker
Joseph Smith
Charles T. Greene
George Milburn
Elkhart County
Rottenneas
Elkhart
Supreme Court of
State of
Indiana
Court House
Hoops Residence Sold On South Seventh Street
William A Hoops sells his residence at 819 South Seventh Street to J W Replogle for 4500 with move in planned for April first. Hoops vacates to Wawa see for summer then possibly Chicago in fall. 219 South Seventh Street bought by Geo W Kinnison and the Big Four Wrecks Association. Big Four withdraws from Central Freight Association and threatens its collapse within two weeks. President Ingalls orders freight staff to leave and warns roads to avoid pools.
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William C. Mishbler
North Fifth Street
New Madrid
Mishler
Replogle
Geo. W. Kinnison
Big Four Railroad Company
Central Freight Association
Ingalls
Carriage Industry Hopes Rise Amid Buggy Shortage
A trade journal notes a spring buggy and carriage famine, benefiting carriage builders in Elkhart Goshen and South Bend as bicycles wane in popularity and farmers and urban residents replace wheels with carriages. The shift promises renewed demand for traditional coaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Goshen
South Bend
Kalamazoo trio follows town show through Elkhart
A fragmentary report notes three Kalamazoo men, including a banker, following the When Reuben Comes to Town show for three days. They allegedly consumed celery in cold bottles and birds with aide lines, with last night in Elkhart. details are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Reuben
Elkhart
Veteran Negrones near Cassopolis near 90-year-olds
Two aged Black residents, James Powell and Nelson Butcher, live a few miles from Cassopolis. They are the last survivors of a large early 1840s migration that founded local Black settlements, with descendants owning much area in Case county. Both are over 90 years old.
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Cassopolis
Michigan
Case County
James Powell
Nelson Butcher
Accident At Knox Delays Nickel Plate Mail
A Nickel Plate mail train bound for Chicago struck an open Knox yard switch at 8 p m Friday, derailing engine and baggage car and telescoping the baggage car. No serious injuries reported. LeRoy Smith died of tuberculosis in Fort Wayne at 18 years old. Remains sent to Middlebury for funeral today. Typewriter sale and rental advertised by Dr H A Mumew of Bishert Indiana.
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Knox
Chicago
LeRoy Smith
Benjamin LeRoy Smith
Indiana School For
Fort Wayne
William Smith
Middlebury
Elkhart Republicans Nominate City Ticket Led by Brown
Walter Brown presided over a 90 member Republican convention in Hoffman's Hall naming the city ticket for the May election. A. R. Beardaley for mayor and Emil Anderson for clerk were chosen amid Brown backed resolutions urging municipal ownership of water works and criticizing the Elkhart Truth.
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Elkhart
Hoffman’s
Walter Brown
A. R. Beardaley
Emil Anderson
Frank Tousley
Chas
Ed. Frank
Beardsley
Grant
Boice
Courtney
Tousley
Cccecen
Cece Veen
Ok Gannard Ee
Frank Foster
Anne Nee Walter Brown
Local Postmasters Appointed and Town Status Proclaimed
Ashley gains postmaster L C Hunt and Albion gets Herbert B Bechtel as postmaster. Corunna incorporates as a town. Rome City plans a Grand Army of the Republic post. Several local deaths and incidents noted including Emanuel Neidig and John W Seymour.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Rome City
Emanuel Neidig
DeKalb County
Herbert B. Bechtel
Albion
John Q. Knox
Chicago Chronicle snubs Rensselaer in beauty feature edition
The Chicago Chronicle promised a Ground Hog Sunday spread with portraits from Northern Indiana towns but Rensselaer received no pictures. Nearby cities like Winamac Rochester and Valparaiso did appear with groups such as the Peaceful Six of Plymouth and the Antiqu e Arts of Auburn. The town laments the omission while social gossip from other towns fills the page.
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Chicago Chronicle
Indiana
Rensselaer
Sunday Chronicle
Acre
Winamac
Rochester
Valparaiso
Plymouth
Auburn
Kate
Kokomo
Tailholt
Nubbin Ridge
Rensselager
Man Dies by Hanging in Auburn Jail Cell
Charles Voight aged 50 was found dead by cell mate George Wilson in Auburn jail hanging from an iron bar. Voight, indicted for criminal assault, was jailed after defaulting on $10,000 bond and accused of betraying Maude Keller, 14, in Butler. his family includes children and grandchildren. An rental ad follows for a store room and five living rooms at 512 East Madison Street.
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Auburn
Charles Voight
George Wilson
Voight
Maude Kellar
Butler
Special Church Notices Tomorrow Services
First M E church holds morning and evening services with the pastor preaching on Unity of Purpose in the morning and The Idolatrous City in the evening Special music welcomes all Brethren church offers morning service for new converts pastor preaches at both services Fifth Avenue M E church at 10 80 The Battlefield of the World evening 730 Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Thank Offering Service excellent program invited to both services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
The
Brethren Church
Fifth Avenue M. E
Tramps Face New Crackdown On Rail Lines
The piece notes tramp activity is shrinking as detectives monitor railroads nationwide. Train jumpers risk arrest and fines, and many may end up walking or entering workhouses. The author suggests the once common hobo may become a curiosity in time.
Griffin Family Relocates While Doctor Heads to Detroit
Dr. A L Griffin moved his household goods from Topeka to North Main street in Detroit this week and will study medicine in Detroit as Mrs. Griffin and the children remain behind at Prescott's tenant house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
A. L. Griffin
Topeka
O. O. Prescott
North Main Street
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J. W. Sutton
Johnson, Et al
Home Telephone Co
Ee Lusher Bros
M. A. Cornell
Aes
Goshen Milling&Co
Pancost Milling Co
Cornell & Bechtel
Lusher Bros
Lusher Bros. Meats
P. Bittle & Co
M. A. Cornell. Dry Goods
Bil & Co
Sam Lewis
Weer
Loyal Life Company
Philadelphia
Socrats
Democratic City Central Committee
Corner Chamber
Milo H. Cripe
Llewellyn Warner
Lumb
Rohrer
Sylvia
E. E. Stuckman
Nappanee
Whitehead Cemetery
New Paris
Chicago University
Roscoe Cornell
Roy D. Keehn
Harper
Cornell
Ij Keehn
New York
Paterson
N. J
St. Louisa
Brooklyn
Anderson Hall
Ruby Felt
Hattle & Son
Geo. W. Hattle
Wil Gasse
Fancy Foultey
White
Plymouth’ Rocks
Ae Tanabe
Wawasee Line
Turkey Creek Township
W. W. Reed
Marion
J. B. Gatshall
B.C. Bender
George Krutz
Marshal
Hamilton
Republican Committee
F. E. C. Hawks
Haines Egbert
Butterfield
Johnson
Big Four Wrecks Association
Celerytown
David Christueri Bas
Tis Penaoe
H. A.mumew
Bishert, Ind
Walter Browns
Creatures of Elkhart
Czar
L. C. Hunt
Ashley
Corunna
Logansport
Noble County
Frank Kiley, Jr
Peru
Wells County
Reid, Murdock & Co
Pierceton
Indianapolis
Lima
LaGrange County
Grannis
Horace Shaffer
Albert Smith
George Marks
Avilla
Adair
George Abel
Wesley Showers
Baltimore & Ohio
John W. Seymour
Dropey
Bourbon
Portland
John Jordan
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
North Manchester
John Tudor
Miami County
Tudor
Solomon Fisher
Waterloo
Davidson
Ontario
Jalil
Madison’ Street
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